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# Grablink Expert 2

# 2-CH PCI Camera Link® Frame Grabber

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# Features

■ 64-bit, 66 MHz PCI bus
■ Supports line- or area-scan cameras
■ Camera Link® Base/Medium configurations: 24-bit/48-bit @ up to 60 MHz
■ Asynchronous reset, exposure control and I/O lines (trigger & strobe)
■ 16 MB frame buffer
■ Camera Link® serial line configurable as an additional PC COM port

# Software Support

EasyMultiCam is the unique driver which serves the Picolo, Domino, and Grablink series frame grabbers.
■ The EasyMultiCam driver runs under Microsoft Windows 2000®, XP®, Server 2003®, Vista®, and Linux Kernels 2.6.18 and 2.6.24

# Ordering Information

■ Grablink Expert 2 2-CH PCI Camera Link® frame grabber

# Accessories

# Cabling

Camera Link Cable 5 M, robot type

# Introduction

# General

The Grablink Expert 2 is a high-performance 64-bit, 66 MHz PCI bus board capable of acquiring images in 2-Base or one Medium configuration. The Grablink Expert 2 is a high-speed PCI frame grabbers for line- or area-scan digital Camera Links®.

State-of-the-art cameras are easily connected with off-the-shelf Camera Link® compliant cables. The Grablink Expert 2 is ideal for industrial applications such as inspection of high-speed moving objects, web inspection or high-resolution acquisition.

# Configuration Supports

The Grablink Expert 2 is a Camera Link® compatible frame grabber fitted with two Camera Link connectors. It's capable of acquiring images simultaneously or independently from two line-scan or area-scan digital cameras in a dual Base configuration. The Grablink Expert 2 also supports one camera in a Medium configuration. It supports various types of cameras:

<table><tr><td>Number of camera</td><td>Mono. single-tap</td><td>Mono. 2-tap</td><td>RGB 3-tap</td><td>Mono. 4-tap</td><td>Mono. 8-tap</td></tr><tr><td>Base</td><td>Two 8-16 bits</td><td>Two 8-12 bits</td><td>Two 8 bits</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Extend Base *</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Two 8-12 bits</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Medium</td><td></td><td></td><td>One 10-12 bits</td><td>One 8-12 bits</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Extend Medium *</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>One 8-12 bits</td></tr></table>

\* Multiplex tap. Preliminary feature

# Line-scan Systems

◆ Camera Modes: The EureCard Grablink series interfaces to stateof-the-art Camera Link® line-scan cameras with line-rate and exposure control. Free running cameras are supported as well.
◆ Continuous Web Scanning: The "web mode" allows inspection of a continuously moving surface without losing any lines.
◆ Successive Object Scanning: In "page mode", Grablink acquires a set of consecutive lines constituting a 2D image. The acquisition starts when the object enters the cameras field of view, as signaled by an external trigger.
◆ Motion Encoder: When the observed web or object moves at a variable speed, the frame grabber imposes a camera scanning rate derived from a motion encoder. This guarantees a fixed pixel aspect ratio. Perfect square pixels are achievable. A built-in rate converter can define any ratio between the camera scanning rate and the encoder pulse rate with a 1/1000 resolution. Thus, an off-the-shelf encoder can be used to serve several applications. The exposure control feature guarantees a constant sensitivity despite the speed variation.

# Serial Control of Cameras

The Grablink Expert 2 supports two Camera Link pseudo RS-232 serial lines. The application software can use the Camera Links® API functions to control the camera. Alternatively, the serial lines can be configured as additional PC COM ports ensuring interoperability with existing camera control software.

# I/O Board

The Grablink Expert 2 is delivered with an auxiliary I/O board implementing the trigger and strobe facilities. The bracket is fitted with two connectors. On the female DB9 connector, system components (such as a motion encoder) benefit from isolated I/O lines and power supply. TTL trigger and strobe lines are available on the female DB25 together with 16 fully programmable general-purpose I/O lines.
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